Course Name: Organizational Structure

Course Code: MBA176

Training (OST)

Total number of course hours: Not Applicable Credits: 2

Course Description:This course is undertaken by the students as a self-study project. The

project is carried out by the students before joining the MBA program and is evaluated during
Trimester 1. It will be an organizational study in a manufacturing-oriented, large
organization.

Note: The OST is normally an on-site study requiring the students to be physically present in
the manufacturing company to carry out the study. However, given the COVID-19 concerns,
as an exception, the OST can be carried out remote / virtual / online for the year 2020.
Course Objectives:
 To familiarize the students joining the MBA program with the essentials of how a
business establishment functions. To identify specific business practices in the
company and the industry in which that company operates. To identify and analyze
the key problems / challenges faced by the company and geography / industry in
which the company operates. To identify a good practices in the identified company,
its competitors, or in the industry.
Course Learning Outcomes:On having completed this course student should be able to:

CLO 1: Vision, mission and objectives of business organization

CLO2: Organizational structure and business functions in a business firm

CLO4: Organization type of the business under study and its Strength, Weakness, Opportunties,
Threats (SWOT)

CLO4: Key Result Areas of a business organization

CLO5: Business growth over years with appreciation of enablers and barriers

Pedagogy:Organization Structure Training (OST) should be undertaken as a self study for

thirty days in a reputed manufacturing organization with a minimum turnover of Rs. 100
crores.
Guidelines for the OST self-study:

 The organization should be sufficiently large with all departments such as human
resources (HR), production, marketing and finance.

 Students are required to be in touch with their mentor while choosing the organization
and till the completion of the study. They need to apprise the faculty-mentor aboutthe
progress of the OST on a weekly basis.

 Students will be provided with an introduction letter by Associate Dean to enable them to
approach companies for undertaking the OST.
 Students have to do a self-study on the types of business organisations clearly identifying
the advantages and disadvantages of every type. Further they need to map and relate their
organization of study to its type.

 Students need to keep a soft copy of draft of the report. Some of the broad chapters of
report can be as follows.

o Chapter 1: Introduction to Organization

o Chapter 2: Organization Structure

o Chapter 3: Functional Departments

o Chapter 4: SWOT Analysis (Company, Industry)

o Chapter 5: Functional Highlights across Key Result Areas (financial performance,

marketing performance etc., over the years)

o Chapter 6: Findings, Recommendations and Conclusions

 On joining the MBA program in June, the report has to be finalized as per the Academic
Standards Handbook (to be made available to students on joining) in consultation with
their respective faculty mentors.

 Students will make OST presentation in their respective mentor group after the
commencement of MBA program and the best presentation from each mentor group will
be presented to all the candidates of first year MBA.

 During zero week which happens before the beginning of regular classes, there will be
theoretical sessions on business organizations for 3 hours. A quiz will be conducted for
10 marks based on zero week sessions and student learning from OST work.
Course Work:

OST project work should cover the following topics:

 Organization’s history
 Profile of the product
 Mission, objectives and strategies of the organization
 Organization chart - Design & Structure
 Policies and procedures followed
 Functions of various departments and their managers
 SWOT analysis of the organization
 Key Result Areas (KRAs) of the organization
 Significant factors for success
 System of accounting followed
 Product promotional measures
 Career planning and promotion policy of employees
 Training measures
 System followed for purchase of materials
 HRD measures (including welfare measures)
 Manpower planning
 Performance appraisal system
 Financial highlights during the last three years
 Future plans for growth of the organization
 Views of managers at various levels and non-managerial staff by detailed interaction.
 Advantages and drawbacks of the organization structure
 Recommendations to overcome the drawbacks.
 Modifications, if any, to the organization structure.
Note: Relevant tools / technology / platforms / software applications used in the organization
need to be identified, wherever applicable for the above topics.
References for Information on topics
 Harold Koontz and Heinz Weihrich. Principles of management.Tata McGraw Hill.
 Meenakshi Gupta. Principles of management. PHI.
 Tripathi and Reddy. Principles of management. Tata McGraw Hill.
 Interaction with company people
 Website of organization

Evaluation:

This course has 3 credits (one credit is equivalent to a regular course of 10 hours classroom
teaching and about 20 hours of student work) and carries 100 marks and so it requires to be
done with rigor. Marks will be reflected in the transcript at the end of the first trimester.

The rubric for evaluation of OST work by student is as follows.

Parameter Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor

With (100% of marks (75% of marks (60% of marks (40% of
Maximum allotted for allotted for allotted for marks allotted
Marks parameter) parameter) parameter) for parameter)
Number of >23 20 to 23 10 to 19 <10
topics studied
(10)
Mapping the Right mapping Right mapping Wrong No mapping
organization with without justification mapping
to its type justification
(10)
Interaction Regular with Regular Irregular Not Contacted
with Mentor valuable
(10) interaction
OST Weekly Regular with Regular with Irregular Not submitted
activity detailed report information on
report (10) of work carried number of hours done
out
SWOT Proper Majority elements Majority SWOT
Analysis (10) identification of properly identified elements Analysis not
all elements of improperly done
SWOT identified
Presentation Well-structured Semi-structured Semi-structured Unstructured
(20) presentation presentation covering structured presentation
covering all the all the topics presentation not with poor
topicswith withgoodcommunicat covering all communicatio
excellent ion topics with n
Communication good
communication
Report (20) As per the Slight deviations No relation to No Format
format from format format
Quiz (10) Marks secured by student